More than 5 million people fled the Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, according to data released this Friday (15) by the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees).
In total, the agency counted 4,796,245 Ukrainians who left the country. They are joined by 215,000 nonUkrainian people who fled Ukraine, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
It is the largest exodus of civilians since World War II.
In addition, according to the IOM, the war caused more than 7 million internally displaced people in the country.
Of the total number of people who fled Ukraine, 2.7 million fled to Poland and 725,000 to Romania. the refugees 90% are women and childrensince men between the ages of 18 and 60 are not allowed to leave the country because they could be called up to fight the Russians.
Overall, twothirds of Ukrainian children have been forced to leave their homes, either to flee abroad or to settle in other parts of the country. Before the war, Ukraine had a population of 37 million people.